Aeroplane.



B. T.B. HYDE 8a A. GAUL, JR.

AEROPLANE.

APPLICATION FILED nomza. 1912.

Patented May 6, 1913 HI I N H I I I U TNESSES Emmy - rangeme nt aeroplane,

UNITED, STATES, PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN r. BABIBITCL HYDE, on NEW .Yonx, N. Y., AND ANDREW GAUL, Ja, or

1 i RIDGEFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

Specificati on of Letters Patent.

AEnorLANE.

Patented May 6, 1913.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be itknown thatwe, BENJAMIN T. BAB- BI'IT HYDE and ANDREW GAUL, J r.,. both citiziens of the United States, respectively residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, and at Ridgefield, in the county of Bergen and State of New-Jersey, have jointly invented certain in Aeroplanes, of which the following is a specification; 1

Our present invention has relation to certain improvements in the constructive an of an aeroplane of a type forming thesubject-matter of v United States Letters Patent, Serial No. 697 ,841, filed by us under date of May 17th,

1912;and in such connection our present 1n-,

vention relates in particular to the shape, arrangement and position 1n con unct1on with stabilizing fins of carrying wings or to sustain a greater load weight per planes,

foot viewed in respect to the entire square area of the, structure, lifting power at agreater economy in horse power employed hithertobuilt of less weight but expending a greater horse power in lifting and carrying the same.

Itvis a recognized fact that the faster an aeroplane travels the greater weight it will carry. It has long been supposed that unless the carrying wings or planes were given considerable camber they would be practically ineffectual in lifting and carrying an ploded, but it ing wings or is a fact that fiat plane carryplanes move through the air 0' at greater speed and with the expenditure of less horse power than other shaped wings or planes s'o'long as flights are confined to movements in substantially a horizontal plane or so long as the aeroplane is maintain in a horizontal position, but the trouble is to uniformly maintain an aeroplane in flights in such condition for more than a second or so at a time, for as soon as wsuchdeparts or assumes a slanting plane,

- of, the aeroplane, and therefore, one

head resistance is encountered with its retardinginfluence with respect to the speed principal objects of our-present invention by the present constructive arrangement and position of the carrying wings or planes is to provide in an aeroplane practically for an application for I as -well as increased as compared to structuresbut such theory has been ex-J ;.aframmg of the i l the avoidance of back suction, and further to provide an aeroplane that-can be driven at a greater speed with the expenditure of less horse power per square foot than heretofore was possible, and with far better carng power due to the more uniform stabihzmg of "the aeroplane under variable en'- counterin conditions in the air thereof.

A furt er object of our invention is not "only the, accomplishing of the above defined advantageous features in an aeroplane, but also better stability ofthe craft in the air both as to vertical and lateral performances in the presence of surroundin air currents and better sustained carrying cad, with increased speed at a reduction in actual horse power required per square foot of surface. The nature, scope and characteristic features of our present invention will be more fully understood from thefollowing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which- Figure 1, 1s a top or plan view of anaero plane embodying the defined main features in constructive arrangement of an aeroplane of our said 1nvent1on; and Flg. 2, is avertical central sectional view through the same."

Referring to the drawings 3, represents our invention embodied in a monoplane type of structure, but thelsame may be carried .outin a biplane or other typeof st-ructiifre.

The structure as illustrated, is provided with vertical stabilizing fins or members 4 and 5,.

connected with a central diamond-shaped trated in Fig. 2.

tion, convex-convex, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

6, in cross-section, as clearly illus 8, is an elevator-arranged inrear of the structure.

9, is a rudder orsteering device.

10, is an engine.

11, is an aviator-station, and thereat'is located the several means and appliances for controlling the engine and manipulating-tin elevating and steering devices of the craft;

The fins or members?! and 5, extend'v'erti-v cally from apices 0; and akof the diamonds shaped framing 6, consisting 'preferabl of steel tubing to give the greatest strain, std" the structure, and so as to maintain under any encountering air conditions the diamond foi in thereof, and the lateral carrying Wings or planes 7, 7, are suitably connected at one of their ends with a cross-bar 7", of the diamend-shaped framing central standard 7, thereof, and which cross-bar beyond two of the apices Z) and b ofthe diamond shapedj framing 6, are extended at 7, and engage the outer extremity of each of the carrying wings or planes 7, 7, to thereby steady the same for any air encountering conditionsbrought into contact therewith.

By the foregoing constructive arrangement-0f an aeroplan better all around stability bot-l1 vertically and laterally under most adverse conditions constantly met with is derived, avoiding thereby tendency to drifting, keeling or overturning of the craft.

l-laving thus described the nature and objects of our said invention, what we claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Pat-- entis: 1.111 an aeroplane, a centrally arranged diamcndshaped framing, stabilizing fins or membersnrranged vertically and connected with a'pices'oisaid framing and carrying Wings or planes arranged laterally and con- "nected with the centrally arranged .rod of said framing, and the major portion of said Wings or planes on both sides extending beyond apices of outlining fittings of said diain its extended portion providing securing means for the extended portionof said carrying wings .or planes, to thereby provide steadier wings or planes for the vehicle in riable flight encountering air conditions.

2. In an aeroplane, a centrally arranged diamond-shaped framing, stabillzlng hns 0r vex carrying wings or planes arranged lat erally and connected with the centrally arranged rod of said framing, and the major portion of said wings or planes on both sides extending beyond apices of outlining fit- .tings'of said diamond-shaped framing and said central rod in its extended portion providing securing means for the extended portion of said carrying wings or planes, to thereby provide steadier wings or planes for the vehicle in its operative position in the "presence of variable flight encountering air conditions.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our signatures in the presence of the two subscrlbing witnesses.

BENJAMIN T. BABBITT HYDE. ANDREW GAUL, Ju. \Vitnesscs: "2 A. H. Hnonnn,

mend-shaped framing and said central rod H. H, PARSONS.

.itsaoperative position in the presence of vamembers arranged vertically and connected I with apices of said franilng and convex-con- 

